Loading, please wait...

Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge

Details

LOT 1058

Luristan Socketted Axehead

13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

3 3/8 in. (243 grams, 86 mm).

A small, heavy socketted bronze axehead with convex cutting edge. [No Reserve]

Provenance

English collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

Footnotes

Unadorned weapons, especially axes, adzes and picks, were made by Luristan craftsmen using simple clay or stone bivalve moulds, into which was inserted a core to form the socket for the shaft. Typically, the metallic composition consisted of a combination of arsenical bronze and copper, together with a small percentage of lead.

CONDITION

VETTING:

TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process


AUCTIONS:

TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.

LOT 1058

Luristan Socketted Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £89

Print page

RELATED LOTS

  • Luristan Arrowhead Group
    Luristan Arrowhead Group
    2nd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

    A group of six bronze arrowheads with deltoid form, a sharp barbed blade and prominent midrib extending to a long tang. 52 grams total, 4.3-10.9 cm



    Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

    A number of arrowheads of this type have been excavated from the Northern Iranian Plateau, in Luristan and in the South-Caspian region. Many parallels have a burial provenance, but a large hoard of them was found in a non-funerary context. This type of arrowhead has been in use from the 2nd millennium B.C. Godard claimed that barbed types of heads came from tombs from Luristan, like the ones found in Tang-i-Hamamlan.

    Lot Details

  • Post Medieval Gauntlet Pair from a Suit of Armour
    Post Medieval Gauntlet Pair from a Suit of Armour
    17th century A.D.

    Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)

    Opening Bid: £300

    A matched pair of iron mitten gauntlets from a tilting armour, each comprising a conical tubular wrist and ropework border in two sections permanently attached with rivets; articulating wrist section of four lames and curved finger section of four larger curved lames; hinged thumb to the side; some remnants of the original leather backing. 1.88 kg total, 33.5-34 cm high



    Acquired London art market in early 1960s. From the private collection of the late Walter Steinberg, London, UK.

    Lot Details

  • Viking Period Bearded Type Axehead
    Viking Period Bearded Type Axehead
    Circa 9th-11th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

    A hand-forged iron skeggöx (bearded axe) with asymmetrical triangular section narrow blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin, curved edge, flared wings to the scooped socket and dorsal bar. 855 grams, 20 cm



    Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.

    Iron axeheads of this typology show a sub-trapezoidal asymmetrical blade, often perforated through the centre. They are characterised by two projections spurs from the top and the bottom of the back of the shaft-hole.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list